SONAGACHI in Kolkata wears indulgence without apology or remorse. Thin lanes stretch like veins in a 300-year-old district. It makes a single statement — freedom has to be seized for it’s the only ...

Retired sex workers from Asia's largest red-light district of Kolkata's Sonagachi, who are forced to live a life of penury after falling out of favour with customers because of advanced age, would ...

Five years after sex workers of Kolkata's Sonagachi organised their first Durga Puja, it's going to be a grand celebration this time. A large pandal has been erected and they have collected about Rs 4 ...

Winding by-lanes and the narrow streets of Kolkata’s Sonagachi, one of the largest red-light districts in Asia, came alive amid music and merry-making on Friday as sex workers rejoiced over the recent ...

Kolkata: Stigmatised but not afraid to hone and sport their talents, a music band led by children of Sonagachi sex workers is here to reach out to the masses this Durga Puja, courtesy their maiden ...

Every time her mother brings a man home, little Pinky picks up her infant sister and goes out to play in the grimy lanes of Kolkata's rundown red light district. Kolkata (Reuters) Every time her ...

Sneha Wagh, who is one of the talented actors of the television industry, has taken up another challenging role. She features in Neerja: Ek Nayi Pehchaan as a se* worker and recently talked about ...

Sonagachi is famous for its status as Asia's largest red-light district. While reports suggest that there are over 11,000 sex workers in the area, upcoming film Bollywood Diaries narrates the tale of ...

A University of Pennsylvania professor with a Fulbright scholarship, Toorjo Ghose’s academic performance is impressive enough. But what sets him apart from other scholars is his passionate work in ...

Hailing the apex court's decision, CID officer Shanti Das says every adult woman should have the right to choose her profession Coloured powder was smeared on faces and sweets distributed, with sex ...